the creative team and scriptwriting team
about the changes to be made in the script
Ali Abbas Zafar has started shooting with
Salman Khan and Disha Patani for the official
adaptation of the super hit, South Korean
film Ode To My Father (2014). Already there
are reports of Disha's role getting increased.
Now we have heard that there may be script
changes happening to suit Salman's
character in the film too thus deviating from
the South Korean movie. The film is being
produced by Salman's brother-in-law and
sister Atul and Alvira Agnihotri.
While Ode to My Father, directed by Yoon Je-
kyoon, revolved around a young boy's
promise made to his father during the
Hungnam Evacuation (1950), Bharat is a
young boy's promise made to his father
during the 1947 India-Pakistan partition.
Says a source, "OTMF was selected by Salman
himself who gave Ali the movie and asked
him to direct it if he liked it. While it's true
that one can't make a film exactly how it is
in the original as the historical incidents,
which form a crucial backdrop to the story,
in South Korea and India are different,
certain key elements in Bharat are being
tossed around in the movie which might
impact
its box-office success. The script writing
credits have been given to Sa Soo-jin Park
(original screenplay), Varun Sharma and Ali
Abbas Zafar himself and the writing team
has been scratching their heads. Apparently,
certain people close to Salman have asked
for script changes.
The source adds that in Ode To My Father,
the hero Deok-soo loses his leg in war-torn
Vietnam war. Deok-soo's elderly uncle wants
to sell the imported goods store and Deok-
soo wants to earn enough money to
purchase the store to fulfill his sister's wish
for a big wedding. While his wife is scared
for him, he wants to live for others. Deok-
soo returns to Korea with a lame leg as he
gets shot while trying to save the life of a
small boy when reaching a boat on the river
to escape from the Viet Cong (The National
Liberation Front of South Vietnam). It's a
very heroic deed by Deok-soo and forms the
crux of some emotional scenes later in the
movie.
The source adds, "But herein is the dilemma
of the scriptwriters of Bharat. They have
been told to change the script because Bhai
ka taang (leg) kaise kaate? Bhai ko langda
kaisa dekhayenge? Bhai ka pair (leg) kaise
katoge? His fans and audiences won't like to
see a physically challenged Salman.' Etc.
The source feels that too much creative
inputs from various people may hamper the
original story. "ODMF is a beautiful emotional
drama. More than a film and character if you
are giving Salman and his image more
importance, how will the film run?
Apparently, that's what happened to
Tubelight too when there was too much
of script interference. If you take a good
story one can change the socio-economic-
political context for Indian audiences but to
change the character physically? It's a bit
much.
Nikhil Namit, CEO, Reel Life Productions, says,
"I cannot comment anything on the script.
Now, all we need to do is wait and watch if
we get to see Bhai's legs intact in Bharat or
not!
CREDITS: PINKVILLA.
https://www.pinkvilla.com/entertainment/exclusives/bhai-ka-pair-leg-kaise-katoge-will-salman-khan-fall-prey-creative-changes-bharat-421865.
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